Canada

While mindful of what he called the "existential challenge of climate change," Carney said abundance and affordability are also top of mind for

That's a very telling word to use.

Carney warned that if sustained opposition to more development in the province continues, Ottawa will have to focus on projects in other provinces.

"If things get stalled here, we're going to be spending more time elsewhere in the country," Carney said.

Translation: Accept Alberta's pipeline or lose investment. Carney is bending over backwards to give Danielle Smith whatever she wants while levying threats against BC to make it happen. Is he trying to make the Cascadia movement into more than a joke?

He said Canada's renewed focus on energy development "has to go hand-in-hand with environmental protection,"

Unless that involves protecting orcas, I guess? Carney really likes to speak out of both sides of his mouth.